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Acme Queen Parlor Organ, $27.45 at Sears Roebuck Catalog (c.1902), MIM PHX

$27.45 at Sears Roebuck.

Mail-Order

[left] 
“Acme Queen” parlor organ[1]
(reed organ)
USA, c. 1902 ?
... Organ Company ...

[right upper outside] 
Acme Thunderer slide whistle[1]
Birmingham, West Midlands, England,
20th c.
J. Hudson & Co., maker
Originally developed for law enforcement,
Acme whistle designs also accommodated
sound effect
Ex Walter J. Erdmann Collection
...

“Stradivarius” half-sized violin[1]
(bowed lute)
Columbus, Ohio, USA, 1920-1940
Jackson-Guldan Co., maker
Model names such as “Stradivarius” and
“Amati” helped to bolster sales of these
economical and dependable violins
Ex Fiske Collection, Claremont University Consortium
...
[right bottom outside]
Alto ocarina (vessel flute)[2]
USA, 20th c.
Ex Fiske Collection, Claremont University Consortium
2009.164.40

“Marine Band” harmonica[2]
Trossingen, Germany, 1945-2000
Matth. Hohner AG, maker
E2009.10.2, 2010.100.1-2

Kazoo[2]
USA, 20th c.
Tonett (duct flute)
DeKalb, Illinois, USA, 1950s
Ziegner Swanson, maker
Ex Fiske Collection, Claremont University Consortium
2009.164.112, 2009.164.100

During the late 19th century, America's growing middle class turned to music making in
their newfound free time.[1]


Amateur musicians sought easy-to-learn
music and inexpensive instruments.
Manufacturers responded, flooding
the market with affordable instruments
that were easy to play. Sold door to
door and in mail-order catalogs, mass-
produced instruments ranged from toys,
sich as novelty kazoos, to professional
instruments, such as finely handcrafted
mandolins made by Howe-Orme.


Family members from young to old could
learn to play, especially on instruments that
had been simplified. For instance, adding
buttons or bow guides to zithers made it
easier for an untrained musician to play
the correct note or chord. People came
together in informal orchestras across
America to play popular instruments
such as banjos, mandolins, and guitars.
Date
  • catalog:       1902
  • photograph: 2011-11-26 13:34:03)
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  • catalog:       Sears, Roebuck and Company
  • photograph: Dave Fey
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  1. ↑ a b c d Kryptonic83 (2016-08-05 10:47:29). Mail-Order Instruments. Flickr.
  2. ↑ a b c Kryptonic83 (2016-08-05 10:47:37). Mail-Order Instruments. Flickr.

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